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Re: calling one staticmethod from another

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On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 7:41 AM, Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> wrote:
> class Spam():
>     @staticmethod
>     def green():
>         print('on a train!')
>     @staticmethod
>     def question():
>         print('would you, could you', end='')
>         Spam.green()
>
> It can be a pain if you change the class name, but it is certainly one way
> to do it.

It fails if the staticmethod being called has been overridden in a
subclass, though.  I think the only correct way to do it with
inheritance is by replacing it with a classmethod, as the OP
suggested.

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calling one staticmethod from another Ulrich Eckhardt <ulrich.eckhardt@dominolaser.com> - 2012-10-30 13:25 +0100
  Re: calling one staticmethod from another Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2012-10-30 06:41 -0700
  Re: calling one staticmethod from another Dave Angel <d@davea.name> - 2012-10-30 09:47 -0400
    Re: calling one staticmethod from another Ulrich Eckhardt <ulrich.eckhardt@dominolaser.com> - 2012-10-30 16:39 +0100
  Re: calling one staticmethod from another Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2012-10-30 09:27 -0600
  Re: calling one staticmethod from another Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-10-30 21:29 +0000

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